Older Women With Breast Cancer Probably Won't Die From It: Study (HealthDay)

TUESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Older women with breast cancer are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease and other causes than from their cancer, a new study finds.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 60,000 women in the United States, aged 66 and older, who were followed for at least 12 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

By the end of the follow-up period, nearly half of the women were still alive. Those who died lived to an average age of 83 and more than two-thirds of them died from causes other than breast cancer. In fact, cardiovascular disease killed more of the women than breast cancer.

Women who were most likely to die of breast cancer included those who were diagnosed at a younger age and those with a high tumor grade or estrogen receptor-negative status.

The pattern seen among the women in the study matches the pattern for women in the general population, where cardiovascular disease is the leading killer, the researchers said.

The study appears June 21 in the journal Breast Cancer Research.

"Cancer is a big killer and is responsible for about a quarter of all deaths. However, breast cancer is not necessarily a death sentence and patients need to take care of their health to reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and other age-related diseases," study author Jennifer Patnaik, of the University of Colorado, said in a journal news release.

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The Tension of Pregnant Women Influence Babies' Height

Lily is eight years old this year. She was only 42 centimeters tall when she was born. Since she was born, she has been shorter than her peers. Her mother took her to hospital and found that she was an infant born small for gestational age. Infant born small for gestational age refer to an infant whose weight or height can not reach the standards. For example, infants of 40 weeks should be as heavy as 2.5 kilograms. If one infant is light than this weight, he or she is called an infant born small for gestational age. It is reported as many as 6.39% infants belong to this group.

Experts point out that the height is closely related to the mood of mothers. The growth of babies is influenced by a variety of factors, including genes, environments and the diet of pregnant women. Statistics have shown that the nutrition absorption of mothers used to be a main cause. But with the improvement of life quality, nutrition is not a problem any longer. The emotion of mothers becomes an important factor. Clinical studies have indicated that mothers of infants born small for gestational age tend to be nervous than normal mothers.

Experts hold the view that infants born small for gestational age appear to be slow in growth. They tend to be shorter than peers. What their parents should do is to find abnormal symptoms as early as possible. Experts point out the height of children at the age of two would reveal the potential. If a baby can reach the standard when he or she is two years old, his or her growth is without problems. Otherwise, the baby should be taken to hospital as soon as possible. In other words, if male babies are shorter than 89.1 centimeters and female babies can not reach the height of 88.1 centimeters when they are two years old, they probably have growing problem. The growth of a person is influenced by nutrition, genes and many other factors. The best two periods of growth are the first three years of the life and the adolescence. All people, especially infants born small for gestational age, should grasp the two periods.

Parents are worrying about the height of babies. They help babies ingest calcium, ask their children to keep exercising and provide balanced diets for their children. But there are still many children shorter than the standard. Experts suggest that parents should keep an eye on the height of babies. Children who are comparatively shorter can eat food with more vitamin D and calcium. Both nutriments are able to strengthen the bones and accelerate the growth. Parents should keep in mind do not leave the problem to the time when it is impossible to solve.

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